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Monday, October 23, 2017

Mohammad Nazari : I Am The Lonliest Prisoner Of This City .........

Mohammad Nazari the political prisoner of Rejaei Shahr prison released a letter after three months of hunger strike . In His letter he wrote:

It is 24 years now that i am behind the prison bars , from Mahabad and Orumieh to this one the Rejaei Shahr city prison , and every day i have become more and more alone . I am the loneliest prisoner of this city .

Oh People !

I am the loneliest prisoner of this city ...

A city named after its prison ..

With strange things , a city with 81 days of my hunger strike ...

but there are no ear for listening and helping hands left for me ...

My father , mother and brother ended in Boukan cemetery and i have no one except you the people 81 days have passed from my hunger strike , a hunger strike for a simple demands. My demands isn't for the release from prison or vacation but it is the execution of the law,A law, based on the sentencing , i should have been released four and a half years ago from prison. there are people in power who prevent me from being released . Now after 24 years imprisonment , i have no other choice but to have hunger strike . Where are you people?Don't leave me alone , because i have no one .........................

What is the difference between me and " Arash Sadeghi " who had 70 days of hunger strike and has his father , mother and you the people . But i don't have no one , my father , mother and brother have long been buried in Boukan Cemetery , so you are the only hope and help for me . Help me , help my voice could be heard...Nothing has left for me except death from this hunger strike ...... !!!!!!!!!??????????????????
Link:http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php/news1/71498/https://amadnews.org/1396/08/01/

Iran: Prominent academic sentenced to death after grossly unfair trial

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

PRESS RELASE

23 October 2017

Iran: Prominent academic sentenced to death after grossly unfair trial

The Iranian authorities must urgently quash the death sentence against Iranian-born Swedish resident and specialist in emergency medicine Ahmadreza Djalali, said Amnesty International today.

The medical doctor and university lecturer had studied and taught in Sweden, Italy and Belgium. Since his arrest in April 2015, several European officials have called for his release.

Zeynab Taheri, one of Ahmadreza Djalali’s lawyers, told Amnesty International that he was sentenced to death for the charge of “corruption on earth” (ifsad fil-arz), and has been given a 200,000 euro fine. The court verdict, which was shown to one of the lawyers, states that Ahmadreza Djalali worked with the Israeli government, who subsequently helped him obtain his residency permit in Sweden.

“Ahmadreza Djalali was sentenced to death after a grossly unfair trial that once again exposes not only the Iranian authorities’ steadfast commitment to use of the death penalty but their utter contempt for the rule of law,” said Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

“No evidence has ever been presented to show that he is anything other than an academic peacefully pursuing his profession.”

“If he has been convicted and sentenced for peacefully exercising his rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly, including through his academic work, the authorities must immediately and unconditionally release him and drop all charges against him.”

Ahmadreza Djalali was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence officials in April 2016 and held without access to a lawyer for seven months, three of which were in solitary confinement. Even after that period, every lawyer he selected was rejected by the court.

In a voice recording that was published on YouTube on 22 October, Ahmadreza Djalali is heard saying that, while in solitary confinement, he was twice forced to make “confessions” in front of a video camera by reading out statements pre-written by his interrogators. He says that he was put under intense pressure through psychological torture and threats to execute him and arrest his children to “confess” to being a spy for a “hostile government”. In the recording, he says that his academic beliefs have been used to convict him and sentence him to death. He also denies the accusations against him and says they have been fabricated by Ministry of Intelligence interrogators.

“At a time when the Iranian authorities are actively strengthening ties with countries in the European Union, it is absurd that they are using Ahmadreza Djalali’s academic links to a European country as part of the ‘evidence’ against him,” said Philip Luther.

Ahmadreza Djalali’s wife Vida Mehrannia, who lives in Sweden with their two children, has told Amnesty International that his physical and mental health have sharply deteriorated since he was detained. She added: “We are calling for his release because he has not committed any crime.”

Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception regardless of the nature of the crime, the characteristics of the offender, or the method used by the state to kill the prisoner. The death penalty is a violation of the right to life and the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.

Sedigheh Vasmaghi Is Arrested And Transferred To Evin Prison....

Latest news from Iran ...

Sedigheh Vasmaghi the Islamic scholar ,writer , researcher and speaker of the first Tehran City Council , after return to Iran was arrested and released later , but on Oct. 22 after summon to Evin prison , she is arrested again and currently is in Evin Prison.
Apparently in a 12 minutes of court session , judge Moghiseh , asked her to prepare 3 Billion Tuman Bail , but Mrs. Vasmaghi was unable to prepare the bail , therefore was ordered to stay in prison . She is currently in women ward section of the Evin prison.

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Many Of Iranian Human Rights Activists By Signing A Petition Protested Against The Sentencing Of " Gorgan City " Civil Rights Activists

According to news, many Iranian human rights activist have signed a petition and by signing showed their protest against the sentencing of Gorgan city social and human rights activists.The court have recently sentenced roozbeh Gilasian , Nima Safar and Elaheh Soroush nia to different prison term .

From an early post in IRAN WATCH CANADA:According to news, three leftist writers and human rights advocates in the city of Gorgan were sentenced to the following jail time and bails:

1- Roozbeh Gilasian and his wife Elaheh Soroushnia were arrested at their residential home on December 2016 . They spend 15 days in the detention at Gorgan-Neynava prison which is a holding prison run by Sepah Intelligent. But later they were transferred to Gorgan -Amirabad prison and were released by bail. Mr. Gilasian is accused of forming a club society in the city of Gorgan and for this reason he is charged for activities against national security and distribution of lies .........Both Roozbeh and his wife Elaheh and 18 others were sentenced in Gorgan court of Revolution by judge Hojatolah Ghorbani but later their sentences were reduced by the appeal court to :

Friday, October 13, 2017

Nasrin Sotoudeh A Lawyer And Leading Human Rights Advocate Protest Against The Death Sentence Of Mohammad Ali Taheri The Leader Of The Group Known As " Erfane Halgheh " . Ms. Sotoudeh In This Video Says : The Islamic Regime Is A signatory To The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And Member Of UN and Can't Issue Death Sentence Based On Belief And Opinions.......And Also It Is Against The Islamic Republic's Constitutions.....

Thursday, October 05, 2017

Iranian teachers From 20 Provinces, Today Staged Their protest in All Over Iran .........

Thousands of Iranian teachers attended at the rally today which was called earlier by the Coordinating Council Of The Iranian Teachers Union. The theme of the rally was " A just Budget " .
In This rally which took place from 10:00 - 12 :00 am today , teachers demanded for the increase in budget for the ministry of education. At the end of the rally , the leaders read their resolution .

The resolution was all about the increase in budget for the ministry of Education in order to facilitate a better future for the teachers including those retired and their benefit and job security for new and old teachers .

The slogans reads:
The teachers place Is Not In Prison !
We will Stand For Our Demands Until The End!
Imprisoned Teacher, Worker , Student Must Be Released !
I Want To Live , Don't Give Us Promises !
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Tuesday, October 03, 2017

People Support Soheil Arabi In Front Of The Parliament Yesterday ......One person Says: When They Arrest And Imprison The Leader Of The Teachers , That Means They Have imprisoned All The Teachers in Iran ......

Monday, October 02, 2017

The Voice Of Frangis Mazloum The Mother Of Soheil Arabi. In This Video She Is Asking Us To be The Voice Of Her Son ...." On Monday I Am Going To The Parliament And Demand Justice For My Son" .....Please Help My Son , He Is My Only Son .....

Sunday, October 01, 2017

Sheil Arabi the Iranian Political Prisoner On His 38th Days Of Hunger Strike Released A Letter And Said "Good Bye " To HIs Wife And Family ..........

News From Iran ......

Sheil Arabi the Iranian political prisoner who have spent 4 years in prison for just written words in his website . He is on his 38th days of hunger strike. In a letter he made his last wishes and said " good bye" to his wife and family members .......

His mother Frangis Mazlum in a letter to all including human rights advocates asked to help her son ;
She asked all human being through out the world and human rights advocate to help her son to return to his wife and her daughter . She said , for justice, she is planning on Monday to go to Majles ( Parliament ) to cry out for her sons life and justice.

Sheila in his letter wrote:
This is an excerpt .

Good Bye

My Dear Nastaran, believe me , i did everything to come out and hep build our lives .
Tell to Rojana ( his daughter ) that your father died for the crime of Thinking and enlightenment .

Now that i am writing i loved you always and now that i am writing this last will, i do not have any wealth to leave for you , i am sorry for this , forgive me that now i am leaving you , i was 1388 days in prison , but this last 8 days were most difficult. But i spend those difficult night in order the next day , to awaken the conscience of the judges , but if they had conscience they would have acquitted me from any crime and let me to come to you and hug you and tell story to Rojana . I do not have tolerance any more to all this cruelty . I am tired of fighting and crying alone against the cruelty. No one helps me in my fight against oppressors . Sheil, the person be in jail and not to be able to do anything , isn't good for anything , so its better to be dead than not to be able to do anything . I am gone , but i have no doubt that one day, we will get rid of the oppressors and you will read my file and will find out that i shouldn't have stayed even one day in prison. A day will come that judges and interrogators will face the justice and ......
To the officials:
Now , i am steps to the death.....Sugar 50........Blood pressure 5 over 6 ....weight 66 .....stomach bleeding .......

You didn't do all i requested , at least do my last request , bury me in the room 1,ward 250 in Evin prison and one day this place will become a museum and my daughter Rojana will remember me with honour .

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